Originally Posted by
Tang 
That's what I mean. In order to get enough mental fortitude to stay stopped, I feel it necessary for me to demonize alcohol. Otherwise my AV tells me it's OK to drink because everyone around me does.
If that's part of your process, then that's part of your process. It's perfectly natural to "demonize" alcohol, or anything else that causes so much pain and suffering, when we first rid ourselves of the offending substance, people, or places. In my experience, anger is present following any major loss, and yes, expressing it does seem to lend itself to getting to a better place in our lives.
I did comment earlier that it took time and a great deal of work for me to become indifferent to alcohol. I can't know that this happens with everyone else, but I believe that the more we work on our sobriety, particularly early on, the better the chances to arrive at indifference.
Even were I capable of doing so, I have no motivation to censor anyone's frustrations.